*Woman with a Parasol* (1875): Monte painted a casual picnic with his wife Camille and son Jeon, in which he used an unusually low position, peering up at his subject. As Camille occupies the higher areas of the canvas, her importance grows, giving her an almost iconic sense. Monet uses the diminutive figure of Jeon to balance the larger composition. Her skirts appear to blow around in the wind, adding movement to an otherwise static image.����*CLAUDE MONET (1845-1870) is one of the world's most famous painters, well-known today for his series of serene water lilies paintings, Claude Monet was instrumental in forging an entirely new direction for the world of art & impressionism. His distinctive use of colour, vision, and conformation would have a long influence on fine art, inspiring many great artists like Van Gogh.